Surgery After Weight Loss
[Post Bariatric]
Bariatric surgery has become a very popular and effective method for weightloss in the obese population. These procedures may alllow one to lose more than 100 lbs in less than a year. Medical conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure have resolved following gastric bypass surgery. Sleepapnea and musculoskeletal ailments have also been effectively treated with these recent surgical weightloss techniques.
The benefits of such procedures are quite apparent in many of those who have chosen this means of weightloss. In some cases however this rapid weightloss has lead to problems related to skin laxity. This laxity results from the loss of the elastic components of the skin which allow it to maintain its tone and contour over the body. This hanging or redundant skin may cause irritation of the of the underlying areas resulting in breakdown and infection.
Resolution of these medical ailments are at times understated by the aesthetic consequences.It is difficult to appreciate weightloss only if judged by a number on a scale.The physical rewards of weight loss following surgery are at times less fulfilled as a result of these aesthetic considerations. The goals of postbariatric plastic surgery are to restore contour and shape lost after these procedures and to compliment the medical benefits derived from them. This procedure may be covered by your insurance.
